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Obama spoke on the eve of a 35-nation conference in London to tackle the crisis in the North African oil-exporting country and weigh political options for ending Gaddafi's 41-year rule.
Obama's challenge was to define the limited purpose and scope of the U.S. mission in Libya for Americans preoccupied with domestic economic concerns and weary of costly wars in two other Muslim countries, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Barnes was given the moniker "Barnesbot" by fans for his emotionless knack to rip an opponent's heart out. Or pulling off an incredible play sans any sort of acknowledgement for the human life around him. He was all business, even when he was good. Really good. That super sturdy posture, a look-ahead, killer-eyed demeanor. All that was missing was the emotion.
Against Kentucky, Barnes found his mean streak. Very mean. He'd shown it here and there in recent weeks, but nothing like the verbal sparring match he and Wildcat DeAndre Liggins had for the majority of the second half. They stole evil looks at each other -- most frequently when the other was looking away.
"Sit your [expletive] [expletive] down," Barnes scolded Liggins at one point in the second half after Liggins picked up a foul and Kentucky coach John Calipari immediately tugged him from the game. After the vigor and intensity from the game wore off, Barnes easily praised the player who held him in check for a large portion of the game.
"DeAndre Liggins, you know, I mean, he's a good player," Barnes said. "Known for his defense, mostly, but he has an offensive game as well. Just being able to go against him, that was great."
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buy Puma Ferrari online,was great to see, but soon after he helped bring North Carolina back to within two, 67-65, with a personal 8-2 run, he never scored again. His emotional excursion didn't lead to his lack of production; it's just unfortunate the two never locked together for long stretches of play.
"I was trying to give my team what it needed," Barnes said. "We were short on scoring; I tried to take it
buy Puma Ferrari online,upon myself to will my team to win. And, unfortunately, I came up short."
Barnes finished with 18 points in the loss. He didn't lead the team in scoring -- that was Zeller, who had 21 and joined Barnes on the East Regional All-Tournament team -- and grabbed six rebounds. Barnes forced the issue at times. He was 2-of-9 from 3-point range. He only got to the foul line twice, making two of those three shots.
His potential remains largely
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In Tripoli, massive explosions rocked the city starting about 9:15 p.m. local time as fighter jets were heard over the city, suggesting that air strikes had resumed on targets in the capital after a lull since Friday. Libyan state television said both Tripoli and theBuy nike running shoes onlin city of Sirte, about 285 miles to the east, were being hit by a "Crusader imperialist bombardment."
Meanwhile, rebels coming from the eastern gateway city Ajdabiya, which they recaptured on Saturday, took control of the strategic oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf on Sunday, according to the Associated Press.
Coming one day ahead of President Barack Obama's speech on Monday to address U.S. involvement in Libya, the NATO decision frees up the U.S. to play a more subordinate Buy nike running shoes onlinrole in the operations. The decision extends NATO's responsibilities to cover the protection of civilians beyond its existing task of enforcing a no-fly zone and an arms embargo. But it doesn't change the nature of the military mission in Libya.
The hope for the West is that a Buy nike running shoes onlincontinuation of military pressure on Col. Gadhafi's forces, even at somewhat lower levels in coming days, combined with continued forward movement by the rebels, will be enough to make the Libyan army either buckle or turn on the Libyan leader. That would produce the outcome the West hopes for—the removal of Col. Gadhafi—but one that isn't the explicit goal of the military operation.
In Tripoli, massive explosions rocked the city starting about 9:15 p.m. local time as fighter jets were heard over the city, suggesting that air strikes had resumed on targets in the capital after a lull since Friday. Libyan state television said both Tripoli and theBuy nike running shoes onlin city of Sirte, about 285 miles to the east, were being hit by a "Crusader imperialist bombardment."
Meanwhile, rebels coming from the eastern gateway city Ajdabiya, which they recaptured on Saturday, took control of the strategic oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf on Sunday, according to the Associated Press.